The Living Daylights (song) | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Living Daylights (song) The Living Daylights is the theme song of the Bond film of the same name. The song was composed by John Barry and Pål Waaktaar. It was performed by the Norwegian pop band a-ha . Lyrics Hey driver, where we're going? I swear my nerves are showing, set your hopes up way too high, the living's in the way we die. Comes the morning and the headlights fade away, hundred thousand people, I'm the one they blame, I've been waiting long for one of us to say, save the darkness, let it never fade away. Ah, ah, the living daylights, ah, ah, the living daylights. All right, hold on tight now, It's down, down to the wire, set your hopes way too high, the living's in the way we die. Comes the morning and the headlights fade away, hundred thousand changes, everything's the same, I've been waiting long for one of us to say, save the darkness, let it never fade away.

Ah, ah, the living daylights, ah, ah, the living daylights, ah, ah, the living daylights. Comes the morning and the headlights fade away, hundred thousand people, I'm the one they frame. Ah, ah, the living daylights, ah, ah, the living daylights, ah, ah, the living daylights. Set your hopes up way too high, the living's in the way we die. James Bond Movies: The Living Daylights - Theme Song @ Universal Exports, The Home of James Bond, 007 Hey driver, where we going?

I swear, my nerves are showing Set my hopes up way too high Living's in the way we die Comes the morning and the headlights fade away Hundred thousand people, I'm the one they frame I've been waiting long for one of us to say Save the darkness, let it never fade away Ooohh, the living daylights Ooohh, the living daylights (the living daylights) Alright, hold on tight now, It's down, down to the wire Set your hopes up way too high Living's in the way we die Comes the morning and the headlights fade away Hundred thousand changes, everything's the same I've been waiting long for one of us to say Save the darkness, let it never fade away Ooohh, the living daylights Ooohh, the living daylights (the living daylights) Ooohh, the living daylights (the living daylights) Comes the morning and the headlights fade away Hundred thousand people, I'm the one they frame Ooohh, the living daylights Ooohh, the living daylights (the living daylights) (the living daylights) set your hopes up way too high (the living daylights) living's in the way we die (

the living daylights) set your hopes up way too high (the living daylights) living's in the way we die (the living daylights) set your hopes up way too high "The Living Daylights" sung by a-ha, additional songs performed by The Pretenders Music by John Barry.

The Living Daylights (1987) - FAQ The content of this page was created directly by users and has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Visit our FAQ Help to learn more FAQ How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie? For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for The Living Daylights can be found here . Is "The Living Daylights" based on a book? All of the James Bond movies are based, in some part, upon novels or stories by British author Ian Fleming [1908-1964]. The title, The Living Daylights, comes from the short story The Living Daylights, included in Fleming's 1966 posthumous anthology, Octopussy and the Living Daylights. The short story was the source for the early scenes in which Bond assists with the defection of a KGB officer and avoids killing a female sniper whom he knows to be an amateur.

The remainder of the film is from an original screenplay crafted by American screenwriters Michael G. Wilson and Richard Maibaum. How does the title "The Living Daylights" fit into the movie? When Bond fails to kill the female sniper set to shoot defecting KGB officer, General Georgi Koskov ( Jeroen Krabbé ), and is accused of purposely missing her, Bond explains that she was obviously an amateur and adds that his shooting the rifle out of her hands must have scared the living daylights out of her. What exotic places does Bond visit in this movie? The pre-credits opening shows Bond and two other 00 agents on exercise maneuvers on the Rock of Gibraltor . 002 is captured by 'opposing' SAS soldiers and 004 is killed by a KGB assassin who leaves a note saying, "Smiert Spionam" (Russian for "Death to Spies").

After the credits, Bond is in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (Slovakia since 1 January 1993) where he is to assist in the defection of KGB officer, General Georgi Koskov ( Jeroen Krabbé ) and narrowly diverts an assassination attempt by pretty cellist Kara Milovy ( Maryam d'Abo ). Bond returns to London and attends a briefing with Koskov and the heads of MI6. Just after Koskov informs them that the new head of the KGB, General Leonid Pushkin ( John Rhys-Davies ), has reactivated SMERSH and has ordered the assassination of certain secret agents, Bond included, the building is infiltrated by KGB assassin Necros ( Andreas Wisniewski ), and Koskov is "rescued". M orders Bond to kill Pushkin, and sends him to Tangiers in northern Morocco where Pushkin is known to be visiting. On the way to Tangiers, Bond stops in Bratislava where he makes contact with Kara, who turns out to be Koskov's girlfriend and protï¿½gï¿½e, and gets her into Austria by sledding out of Bulgaria in her cello case.

During their short stay in Vienna, Bond is informed by an MI6 agent that Kara's Stradivarius cello, given to her by Koskov, was actually purchased by American arms dealer, Brad Whitaker ( Joe Don Baker ), who is currently residing at his villa in Tangiers. Bond and Kara continue on to Tangiers, where Bond is faced with deciding whom to trust...Koskov or Pushkin? In doing so, Bond and Kara wind up in a jail cell in Afghanistan, right in the middle of the local Mujahideen. What are the Mujahideen? In the context of the movie, the Mujaheddin are opposition groups who are fighting against Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. In the eyes of some, they are considered to be insurgents, while others consider them to be freedom fighters. During the Soviet-Afghanistan war of the 1980s, the United States supplied the Mujaheddin with weaponry to fight the Soviets, most notably Stinger missiles, which the resistance used to shoot down Soviet helicopter gunships. What is the significance of the phrase "Smiert Spionam"?

Smiert Spionam (meaning "Death to Spies"), when contracted, became SMERSH, a precursor to the KGB created by Lavrenti Beria . Their purpose was to eliminate all forms of treachery, both within the USSR and abroad. SMERSH really existed and operated in Stalinist and post-Stalinist society and is credited with orchestrating the assassination of Leon Trotsky in 1940. Beria was executed by Nikita Khrushchev approximately nine months after Stalin's death, and SMERSH died with him. Fleming's early novels featured villains from SMERSH, although General Pushkin says that SMERSH stopped operating some 20 years earlier. This is why M gets so upset when the words start appearing whenever one of MI6's agents is murdered, and General Koskov alleges that Pushkin has reinstituted SMERSH again. If Kara was Koskov's girlfriend, why was she trying to assassinate him? This is one of the things that Bond has to work out. When he takes possession of Kara's cello case, sees that it holds a gun and that the gun holds blanks, he realizes that the assassination attempt was a fraud.

Koskov had set Kara up as a fake sniper, knowing that Bond, who was there to protect him during his defection, would kill the sniper. In that manner, Koskov would be rid of Kara, who knew too much. Fortunately, Bond recognizes Kara for an amateur and merely shoots the rifle out of her hands, effectively botching up Koskov's plan. What was Koskov's goal for staging a fake defection? Koskov's goal was to have General Pushkin, now head of the KGB, killed. Koskov was misappropriating Soviet state funds, and Pushkin was on to him, so Koskov had to get Pushkin out of the way. As his personal assassin Necros was a former affiliate of the KGB, Koskov could not use him for this since they already knew too much about him which would jeopardize Koskov's plans. Therefore Koskov chose to manipulate the British to kill Pushkin to avoid the risk of having the murder affair being traced back to him by faking his defection. The assassin in Gibraltar began by killing 004.

Koskov then "defected" in order to get the supposed hit list of British and American agents ("Smiert Spionam") to MI6 and blame it on Pushkin, knowing that MI6 would then retaliate for the killings by sending Bond to assassinate Pushkin (Koskov later has Necros kill Saunders to give the British further incentive to kill Pushkin). Koskov would then capture Bond and turn him over to the KGB as Pushkin's murderer. In this way, he could get rid of Pushkin while being seen as a hero by the state. Why did Pushkin visit Whitaker in Tangiers? Pushkin had made a deal to buy arms from Whitaker and had already paid him a staggering $50 million. After watching the money sit in a Swiss bank account for eight weeks and seeing no buying activity, Pushkin was canceling the order. He wanted the money returned within two days. Pushkin had also learned more of Whitaker's history, including his shady & nefarious dealings and that he is less than reputable as an international soldier & businessman. How did Saunders die? Necros had rigged the door of the Vienna restaurant so that it would open and close at his command.

When Saunders had stepped into the proper spot, Necros used his control device to apply many times the normal amount of pressure to the closing door to crush Saunders. It happens offscreen but the door probably crushed Saunders' chest, killing him. The idea of his being impaled on a large shard of glass seems unlikely since the door shatters into tiny pieces. The assassination was simply a ploy to anger Bond into believing that Pushkin had ordered the hit -- a balloon floats up to Bond a few seconds later that says "Smiert Spionam", obviously sent to the scene by Necros. Why was General Gogol replaced as the head of the KGB? The commentary on the DVD says that, in previous movies, General Gogol ( Walter Gotell ) has always been depicted as M's counterpart, and M would not be working out in the field. Consequently, the General Pushkin character was created to fill that gap. As it works out, Gogol does have a cameo at the end of the movie when it is revealed that he has taken a position with the Soviet foreign service and has arranged for Kara to have free passage into and out of the Soviet Union.

This is what allows her and her cello to make a world tour. Sam Smith sings theme song for James Bond film 'Spectre' - CNN.com 1 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers English singer Matt Monro is best known for his hearty rendition of the theme tune for 1963's "From Russia with Love." (The first James Bond movie, "Dr.

No," had an instrumental title song.) Hide Caption 2 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers Shirley Bassey, perhaps the most iconic Bond theme-song singer, sang the title theme to 1964's Goldfinger." Bassey brought her strong, distinctive voice back to the series in title tunes for 1971's "Diamonds Are Forever" and 1979's "Moonraker." Hide Caption 3 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers Welsh singer Tom Jones, best known for hits like "What's New Pussycat" and "She's a Lady," sang the title tune for 1965's "Thunderball." Hide Caption 4 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers These boots were made for walking, but she was made for singing: Nancy Sinatra performed the theme to "You Only Live Twice" in 1967.

Hide Caption 5 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers Jazz great Louis Armstrong sang "We Have All the Time in the World," the secondary musical theme from the 1969 Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." The song became a hit in the UK 25 years later when it was featured in a Guinness beer commercial. Hide Caption 6 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers Paul and then-wife Linda McCartney and their pop group Wings performed the title number from 1973's "Live and Let Die," the first of the Bond movies to star Roger Moore as Agent 007. The song is still a staple of Paul McCartney's live concerts.

Hide Caption 7 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers Scottish pop singer Lulu sang the title song for 1974's "The Man with the Golden Gun." Hide Caption 8 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers Carly Simon scored a major radio hit with "Nobody Does it Better," the theme from the 1977 Bond film, "The Spy Who Loved Me." Hide Caption 9 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers After the band Blondie recorded another version that was rejected, Scottish pop star Sheena Easton was tapped to sing "For Your Eyes Only" for the 1981 Bond movie of the same name. The song reached No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard charts. Hide Caption Photos: James Bond theme song singers Rita Coolidge sang "All Time High," the theme from 1983's "Octopussy." Hide Caption 11 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers American singer Lani Hall, wife of bandleader Herb Alpert, sang the title song to 1983's "Never Say Never Again," which brought Sean Connery back for his final Bond role.

The film was made by a different production company from the other James Bond movies, so some fans don't consider it part of the official series. Hide Caption 12 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers Singer Simon Le Bon and British pop group Duran Duran did the title song for 1985's "A View to a Kill." Hide Caption 13 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers Norwegian pop band A-Ha recorded the title song for 1987's "The Living Daylights," the first of two films starring Timothy Dalton as Bond. It was the last theme written by longtime Bond composer John Barry. Hide Caption Photos: James Bond theme song singers Soul legend Gladys Knight sang the theme to "License to Kill" in 1989. Hide Caption 15 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers After a six-year hiatus, the Bond series rebooted with 1995's "GoldenEye" and Pierce Brosnan in the lead role. Tina Turner sang the theme song, which was written by U2's Bono and the Edge.

Hide Caption Photos: James Bond theme song singers Sheryl Crow performed the title song to 1997's "Tomorrow Never Dies." Hide Caption 17 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers Garbage, led by Shirley Manson, did the title track to 1999's "The World is Not Enough." Hide Caption 18 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers Pop icon Madonna finally did her first and only Bond theme song in 2002 for "Die Another Day." Hide Caption 19 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers One of the few men to sing a Bond theme, rocker Chris Cornell performed "You Know My Name" from 2006's "Casino Royale." It was the first film to feature Daniel Craig as Bond. Hide Caption 20 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers Pop star Alicia Keys and blues rocker Jack White teamed up to sing "Another Way to Die," the theme from 2008's "Quantum of Solace." White also wrote the song.

Hide Caption 21 of 22 Photos: James Bond theme song singers British pop star Adele sang the title theme from "Skyfall" in 2012. Three years later, the world is still awaiting the singer's long-delayed new album. Hide Caption The Living Daylights (James Bond 007) - Theme Medley - YouTube The Living Daylights (James Bond 007) - Theme Medley Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Feb 7, 2013 I constructed this Theme Medley to match as closely as possible to the Ultimate Edition film's menu. I love the score to this film and always hear this track in my head so I decided to put it together. John Barry and his team did a fantastic job and I think it's one of the best Bond scores that not only was memorable, but inspired a new generation of film scores and music in general. Enjoy!

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See more awards » Videos James Bond goes rogue and sets off to unleash vengeance on a drug lord who tortured his best friend, a C.I.A. agent, and left him for dead and murdered his bride after he helped capture him. Director: John Glen A fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death lead James Bond to uncover an international jewel-smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on N.A.T.O. forces. Director: John Glen Agent 007 is assigned to hunt for a lost British encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands. Director: John Glen An investigation of a horse-racing scam leads 007 to a mad industrialist who plans to create a worldwide microchip monopoly by destroying California's Silicon Valley. Director: John Glen James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed. Director: Lewis Gilbert 007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader.

Director: Guy Hamilton James Bond is led to believe that he is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin while he attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder. Director: Guy Hamilton James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. Director: Lewis Gilbert James Bond woos a mob boss's daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps that involves beautiful women from around the world. Director: Peter R. Hunt A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon. Director: Guy Hamilton Agent 007 and the Japanese secret service ninja force must find and stop the true culprit of a series of spacejackings before nuclear war is provoked. Director: Lewis Gilbert James Bond heads to The Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme. Director: Terence Young Edit Storyline James Bond 007's mission is to firstly, organise the defection of a top Soviet general.

When the general is re-captured, Bond heads off to find why an ally of General Koskov was sent to murder him. Bond's mission continues to take him to Afghanistan, where he must confront an arms dealer known as Brad Whitaker. Everything eventually reveals its self to Bond. Written by simon James Bond 007 at his most dangerous in The Living Daylights See more » Genres: 31 July 1987 (USA) See more » Also Known As: James Bond 007: The Living Daylights See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Timothy Dalton was originally considered for the role of James Bond in the late 1960s, after Sean Connery left the role following You Only Live Twice (1967). Dalton was screen tested by Albert R. Broccoli for On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) but he turned down the part as he thought he was too young. He was also considered for Diamonds Are Forever (1971) but turned it down again, still feeling he was too young.

He was considered again for the role in For Your Eyes Only (1981) when for a time it was unclear whether Roger Moore would return. However, Dalton declined at that time, as there was no script (or even first draft). Dalton was offered the role again in 1983 for Octopussy (1983), and yet again in 1985 for A View to a Kill (1985), but had to decline the role both times due to previous commitments. See more » Goofs On the flight from Bratislava to Austria, not only is the landscape completely wrong, they come from deep Winter in Czechoslovakia (which borders on Austria) to late Spring or early Summer in Vienna. See more » Quotes [first lines] M : Gentlemen, this may only be an exercise so far as the Ministry of Defence is concerned. But for me, it is a matter of pride that the 00 section has been chosen for this test. Your objective is to penetrate the radar installations of Gibralter. Now, the SAS has been placed on full alert to intercept you, but I know you won't let me down. Good luck, men.

'The Living Daylights' (A-Ha) | James Bond Movie Theme Songs, Ranked Worst to Best | Rolling Stone James Bond Movie Theme Songs, Ranked Worst to Best James Bond Movie Theme Songs, Ranked Worst to Best From A-Ha to Adele, breaking down the franchise's legendary (and legendarily bad) opening numbers All Stories 20. 'The Living Daylights' (A-Ha) Credit where it's due: The first eight seconds of "The Living Daylights" are absolutely perfect, a suspenseful gust of flutes delivering on that classic John Barry sound. And then 1987 happens. Cue a wonky synth twinkle with all the grace of a Rickroll, as A-ha swoops in so violently that you can almost hear them locking everyone else out of the recording studio. The relationship between the Norwegian pop group and the Bond team eventually deteriorated to the point where the band claimed Barry didn't deserve a credit on their song, and the composer compared them to the Hitler Youth. It's a slinky enough pop jam, but so far removed from the world of MI6 that you're likely to forget what you're watching by the time the movie starts.

The Living Daylights (film) | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Living Daylights (film) Richard Maibaum , Michael G. Wilson Editor: Licence to Kill (film) "Stuff my orders! I only kill professionals. That girl didn't know one end of her rifle from the other. Go ahead. Tell M what you want. If he fires me, I'll thank him for it... Whoever she was, I must have scared the Living Daylights out of her." ― James Bond to Saunders The Living Daylights is a James Bond short story written by Ian Fleming , first published in the first color magazine supplement of the Sunday Times newspaper, on February 4, 1962 , and later reprinted in Argosy magazine, under the title "Berlin Escape". In 1966 it was the second story in the short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights , published two years after Fleming's death. The story inspired an eponymous film, released in 1987 . It featured Timothy Dalton in the first of two portrayals as British secret service agent James Bond. The Living Daylights is the fifteenth film in the EON Productions series.

It was produced by Albert R. Broccoli , his stepson Michael G. Wilson , and Broccoli's daughter Barbara Broccoli . This was the last film to make use of an Ian Fleming story title until the release of Casino Royale in 2006 . Contents Plot summary Pre-title sequence: Gibraltar In the prologue, three double-0 agents parachute onto Gibraltar to test its defences. 002 is captured almost immediately by the SAS, while James Bond and 004 start scaling the cliffs to the base. As they ascend an assassin appears and sends a tag reading Smiert Spionom down the rope before cutting it, sending 004 to his death. Bond witnesses the incident and gives chase to the assassin, ending in an explosives-laden Land Rover careening down Gibraltar's narrow roads and then into the air. Bond escapes with his reserve parachute while the assassin is killed when the Land Rover explodes in mid-air. Rescuing Koskov The early part of the film has much of the original short story's plot: Bond assists Saunders , head of Section V , in the defection to the West of a devious KGB General Georgi Koskov .

Bond's part is to cover Koskov's intermission escape from a concert hall in Bratislava , Czechoslovakia . He notices that the sniper protecting Koskov is a beautiful cellist from the orchestra, Kara Milovy . Suspecting she is not an assassin, he shoots the rifle out of her hands, sparing her life, whilst facilitating Koskov's escape from the hall. In England, General Koskov informs MI6 that the KGB is being run by power-hungry General Pushkin . According to Koskov, Pushkin has revived the old policy of Smert' Shpionam — literally, Death to Spies ( SMERSH ), a programme of Western spy assassinations — and as such Pushkin needs to be eliminated. This story is credible given the recent murder of Bond's partner in the Gibraltar training exercise. Shortly afterwards the KGB, in person of the assassin Necros , raids the safe-house where British Intelligence hide Koskov and snatch him back East. Czechoslovakia For his mission to kill Pushkin at a trade conference in Tangier , Morocco, Q supplies Bond with a new Aston Martin and an electric key-finder able to both release stun gas or explode.

Bond doubts the Smert' Shpionam theory and begins suspecting that Koskov's defection and recapture were staged. He returns to Bratislava, posing to Kara Milovy as General Koskov's friend and discovers that Kara is in fact Koskov's girlfriend, who is observed by KGB. The pair flee to Vienna , Austria , in the weaponized Aston Martin, pursued by KGB and Czechoslovak Police (Veřejná bezpečnost or VB — Public Security). Bond, however, is forced to destroy the car, whereupon he and Milovy sled down a snow-covered hill in the Kara's cello case. After the opera in Vienna Bond excuses himself from Milovy to meet Saunders in a café. Saunders has investigated Koskov's story and has discovered a tenuous link between him and a greedy arms dealer, "General" Brad Whitaker . Kara's Stradivarius cello, though bought by Koskov, was funded by him. The military enthusiast is merely a self-styled general, as he has been expelled from West Point for cheating, and has never served as a military officer.

Whitaker has arranged to supply the KGB with Western high-technology weapons through Koskov, and the latter is attempting to deliver the down payment in diamonds. As Pushkin is investigating Koskov and cancels the arms deal with Whittaker, the pair wants him dead. Because Necros is known to the KGB, Koskov intends to deal with Pushkin by having the British kill him. Whitaker agrees but wants Necros to ensure that Pushkin is dead if Bond hasn't done so before the end of the conference. As Saunders leaves the café he is killed by Necros, who detonates a bomb slamming the sliding door of the café onto Saunders. Necros leaves behind a balloon with the words Smert' Shpionam on it, unaware that Bond already suspects the true motives behind the trail of clues lain for him. Bond returns to Milovy, and they immediately leave for Tangier, Morocco . Tangier Bond confronts Pushkin, who says the KGB deactivated Smiert Spionam in 1967, and that they had nothing to do with the recent deaths of the British agents. Pushkin also reveals that Koskov is actually guilty of embezzling Soviet government funds.

This confirms Bond's suspicions that a third party is behind the plot. Bond and Pushkin decide to let Koskov progress with his scheme by faking Pushkin's assassination as he speaks at the convention, just seconds before Necros, who had also infiltrated the convention, could kill Pushkin. Bond escapes from the police and is picked up by Felix Leiter , who is observing Pushkin in Tangier. Meanwhile Milovy contacts Whitaker's home and Koskov convinces her that Bond is a KGB Agent looking to kill him. She assists in capturing Bond for him, grasping too late that Koskov has fooled her and had intended her being killed in his defection. After being captured by Koskov, Bond and Milovy are flown to a Soviet air base in Afghanistan , at the height of Soviet occupation. Afghanistan Imprisoned on arrival, they escape, helped by Bond's key-finder, and free a prisoner to be hanged the next day. The prisoner is Kamran Shah , leader of the local Mujahideen .

Bond discovers that Whitaker and Koskov are paying diamonds for a large shipment of opium, which would turn a profit within days of distribution in the streets of the US, and so continue supplying the Soviets with arms. The Mujahideen help Bond and Milovy infiltrate the air base. Bond plants a bomb in the back of the cargo airplane transporting the drugs, but Koskov recognises him. Bond hijacks the airplane, while the Mujahideen attack the airbase. Milovy, at the last minute, joins Bond in the airplane take off and assumes the controls while Bond leaves to defuse his bomb. Necros, however, has stowed away on board, and attacks Bond. Milovy accidentally opens the cargo door, and Bond and Necros are sucked out, on the cargo net holding the opium; Necros and Bond fight. Necros is left hanging from Bond's boot. Bond cuts his bootlaces, dropping Necros to his death. Bond manages to find the bomb amidst a slew of bags and defuses it with just two seconds left on the fuse. Milovy flies over Kamran Shah's Mujahideen, who are being pursued by Soviet soldiers across a bridge.

Bond reactivates the bomb and drops it onto the bridge, killing the Soviets, helping the Mujahideen win their battle. However, soon after their gunfire-punctured fuel tanks deplete, and as there is no place to land Bond and Milovy use the release chute on the jeep to extract themselves as the airplane crashes in Pakistani territory. Showdown With Leiter's help Bond infiltrates Whitaker's residence, and pops in as "General" Whitaker is playing a battle in his terms. When Bond tells him that the opium is burned, Whitaker is determined to kill him. He takes out a heavy assault rifle with a shield. When Bond uses up all of his bullets, Whitaker makes a glib remark: "Well, you've had your 8, now I'll have my 80!", taunting Bond with remarks about new technology with weapons while hunting him through his amory. Bond's key-finder saves him again, when he uses the plastic explosive to topple a bust of Wellington onto Whitaker, killing him. The KGB save Bond's life when agents, led by General Pushkin, burst in and kill the Whitaker guard who had cornered Bond.

General Koskov is found by KGB agents, and, while not killed, he is to be flown back to Moscow "in the diplomatic bag", by Pushkin's order. In London, Milovy performs with an orchestra with M, now-diplomat General Gogol and General Pushkin attending. M reveals that Gogol has persuaded the Soviet government to allow her to perform in both the Soviet Union and in Great Britain. Kamran Shah and his men arrive but miss most of the performance. Milovy introduces Shah and his men to Gogol and the Russians before retiring to her dressing room. Bond then surprises her there and the two share a kiss. Cast & characters Main articles: List of James Bond vehicles and List of James Bond gadgets Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante — Equipped with the usual weapons, including side skis, spiked tires, missiles, lasers, rocket propulsion, a self-destruct device and a modified radio to tune in to police/military bands. Keychain — Bond's keychain, designed by Q-Branch, also is an explosive triggered by a wolf whistle.

It also could deploy stun gas (when the user whistles "Rule Britannia"), and contains lockpicks capable of opening 90% of the world's locks. Ghetto Blaster — Never used by James Bond; it is seen tested in Q-Branch for American allies. The ghetto blaster is an '80s–style rocket-firing, stereophonic, cassette tapedeck. Scouring Pig — Used to initially to clean and check the natural gas pipeline from USSR to West Europe. It's converted here specially to smuggle a man out of the Eastern bloc, with Koskov being the first. Harrier — This V/STOL aircraft evacuates Koskov after his defection to the west. Locations Trivia A scene with Bond flying on a magic carpet was cut from the final film. Timothy Dalton had originally been considered for the role of James Bond as a replacement for Sean Connery , but had ruled himself out as being too young. He had been considered again when Roger Moore decided to leave the role prior to For Your Eyes Only , and was apparently all but signed to portray the character when Moore changed his mind at the last moment.

Both Sam Neill and Pierce Brosnan were screen-tested for the role of James Bond in The Living Daylights. Brosnan was successfully signed for the role, but his contract to the television programme Remington Steele forced him to withdraw; he would wait seven years for his second chance, in GoldenEye . Maryam d'Abo , however, earned her Kara Milovy role with her screen test with Brosnan; she was not in the running for a role in the film, but had been hired to act opposite the 007 contenders; impressed, the producers gave her the part. The Living Daylights marks the first time a headbutt is used in a James Bond movie, as well as the first use of a variation of the word "fuck" on-screen (by Timothy Dalton, although he is not audible at the time). Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson wrote a first draft of a script portraying James Bond's first field mission; Cubby Broccoli rejected the idea.

Originally, the KGB general set up by Koskov was to be General Gogol , however, actor Walter Gotell was ill, unable to handle the major role; the character of Leonid Pushkin replaced Gogol, who appears briefly at the end of the film, having transferred to the Soviet diplomatic service. This is Gogol's final appearance in a James Bond film (Gotell died in 1997). The similarity between Pushkin and Gogol is emphasized by the fact that Pushkin is seen accompanied by a beautiful blonde, much as Gogol was in his early appearances. This is the final James Bond film to be scored by John Barry . Title Theme Songs From The James Bond Films Quantum Of Solace - Daniel Craig Another Way To Die - Alicia Keys & Jack White "Never Say Never": a remake of the 4th Bond Film "Thunderball" is not part of the franchise that is ENO Productions, thus not an official James Bond film. There have been 22 official films, Daniel Craig is the 6th Bond & the 1st Bond to be blonde-haired & blue-eyed.

The song by Alicia Keys & Jack White (2008) is the first ever duet to be featured as a main theme. Many Thanks To the Music Contributors See also John Barry as a Feature page [ HERE ]

Question: Who sang the theme for the Jams Bond film ‘The Living Daylights?
Answer: A-Ha